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Ellen Kessler

Born · August 20, 1936 (88 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Nerchau, Germany

Bio

Alice and Ellen Kessler (born 20 August 1936 in Nerchau, Saxony, Germany) are twin entertainers known in Europe, especially Germany and Italy, from the 1950s and 1960s for their singing, dancing, and acting. They are usually credited as the Kessler Twins (Die Kessler-Zwillinge in Germany and Le Gemelle Kessler in Italy), where they remain popular. The Kessler sisters enjoyed a significant degree of popularity in the US, appearing on national television programs such as The Ed Sullivan Show. The Kesslers made their American television debut on the CBS variety show, The Red Skelton Hour. They also appeared in the 1963 film Sodom and Gomorrah as dancers and were featured on the cover of Life Magazine that same year. Their parents, Paul and Elsa, sent them to ballet classes at the age of six, and they joined the Leipzig Opera's child ballet program at age 11. When they were 18, their parents used a visitor's visa to escape to West Germany, where they performed at the Palladium in Düsseldorf. They performed at The Lido in Paris between 1955 and 1960, where they met Elvis Presley, on leave from the Army on June 17, 1959, and represented West Germany in the 1959 Eurovision Song Contest, finishing in 8th place with Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n (Tonight we want to go dancing). They moved to Italy in 1960 and gradually moved to more serious roles. They became very popular thanks to the RAI television variety show Studio Uno (1961–1966). At the age of 40, they agreed to pose on the cover of the Italian edition of Playboy. That issue became the fastest-selling Italian Playboy to that date. They moved back to Germany in 1986 and live in Grünwald. They have received two awards from both the German and Italian governments for promoting German-Italian cooperation through their work in show business. Source: Article "Kessler Twins" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Ringlstetter

self · (1 episode)

0.0

2016

Wer weiß denn sowas?

Self · (1 episode)

7.6

2015

Heimat - Deine Filme

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

2008

Markus Lanz

Self · (1 episode)

5.2

2008

Inas Nacht

Self · (1 episode)

7.8

2007

Ein Leben wie im Flug

Self

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1998

Zimmer frei!

Self · (1 episode)

6.9

1996

Lukas

Ellen Kessler · (1 episode)

6.5

1996

Die Harald Schmidt Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1995

Lebens-Künstler

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1988

Nachtcafé

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

1987

Showgeschichten

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1986

Die verflixte 7

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1984

Menschen

Self · (1 episode)

4.0

1982

Wortwechsel

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1982

Heut' abend

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1980

Die Pyramide

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1979

NDR Talk Show

Self · (3 episodes)

6.5

1979

Bio’s Bahnhof

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1978

Auf los geht's los

Self · (2 episodes)

0.0

1977

Musik & Gäste

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1976

Domenica In

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1976

Kölner Treff

Self · (1 episode)

6.0

1976

Treffpunkt Herz

Gast

0.0

1975

Numéro un

Self · (2 episodes)

6.0

1975

Am laufenden Band

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

6.5

1974

Die Montagsmaler

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1974

Klimbim

Self · (1 episode)

6.5

1973

8 x 1 in Noten

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1973

Hätten Sie heut’ Zeit für mich?

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1972

Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

Self · (1 episode)

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1969

Night-Club

self · (2 episodes)

0.0

1968

Starparade

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1968

Andere Zeiten - andere Sitten

Self

0.0

1967

Die Caterina-Valente-Show

Self · (1 episode)

1.5

1966

Playgirl

Self

5.2

1966

Continental Showcase

0.0

1963

Lieben Sie Show ?

Self - Host · (4 episodes)

0.0

1962

Sodom and Gomorrah

Dancer

5.4

1962

Der Vogelhändler

Tänzerin

4.0

1962

Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies

Milli

5.0

1962

Erik the Conqueror

Daya

6.3

1961

Die lachende Dritte

Ellen

0.0

1961

Rocco e le sorelle

6.0

1961

Hotel Victoria

Self · (1 episode)

0.0

1961

Love and the Frenchwoman

L'autre jumelle, un mannequin de publicité (segment "L'Adultère")

4.9

1960

The Magician

6.3

1960

Stars in der Manege

Self · (2 episodes)

5.3

1959

Discorama

Self · (2 episodes)

0.0

1959

Ellen

5.0

1955

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.6

1948

Bambi Awards

Self - Laudation · (1 episode)

9.0

1948